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Matthews and McKeon Lead Cougars Past UC Riverside

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Wash. (May 11, 2022) – drove in four runs and homered as Washington State notched its sixth straight victory with a 10-3 win over UC Riverside Wednesday evening.

WSU improved to 23-23 overall after scoring three runs in the fifth and sixth in the sixth inning to erase a 2-1 deficit. Matthews recorded two hits and scored twice, collected two hits and McKeon hit his sixth homer of the season.

Six Cougar pitchers worked with earning the win the 1.1 scoreless inning while struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings.

KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
In the second inning, Smith doubled to centerfield to start the inning and Van De Brake followed with an RBI-single to right field on the first pitch he saw for 1-0 lead.